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    THREE CLASSROOM EXTENSION FOR ARMENIA GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL

    http://www.guardian.bz/all-politics/1137-t hree-classroom-extension-for-armenia-government-pr imary-school
    Thursday, 17 December 2009 00:00

    Minister of education Hon. Patrick Faber along with area representative
    for Cayo South, Hon. Ramon Witz and Hiroshi Yamaguchi, the Japanese
    Ambassador to Belize, as well as the Social Investment fund's Daniel
    Cano, officially inaugurated a three classroom building at Armenia
    Government Primary School on Monday December 14.

    The project will benefit some 387 school children and 14 teachers
    in the Cayo South Constituency. It was implemented by the Social
    Investment Fund (SIF), a statutory body under the auspices of the
    Ministry of Economic Development.

    The project's scope included the construction of a three classroom
    building which will also house a Principal's office to alleviate the
    school's overcrowding problem. Currently, two classes are housed in
    narrow unfit rooms at the adjacent Armenia Development Center. The new
    classrooms will each measure 25feet by 24 feet and have a five foot
    wide front verandah. The new building was constructed of reinforced
    concrete with roof of same. The roof will be designed to withstand
    up to category four hurricane winds and could serve as a hurricane
    shelter.

    Armenia Government Primary School is located in Armenia Village on
    the Hummingbird Highway some ten miles from Belmopan City. The School
    opened its doors in 1993 when there were only 30 families. Rapid
    population growth to nearly 200 families with 387 children occupying
    five buildings has led to serious overcrowding.

    The total cost of the Project was $244,980.00 and was financed by
    the Armenia Government School through a grant of $168,980.00 from the
    Japanese Government, and the Government of Belize provided $76,000.00
    through a loan from the Caribbean Development Bank.

    The Social Investment Fund is the Government of Belize's main
    implementing agency of social projects aimed at addressing the basic
    needs of all Belizeans in an honest and transparent manner utilizing
    a community-based approach. Established as a statutory body in l996,
    SIF has implemented 455 projects valued at $59.6M in the areas of
    Water & Sanitation, Health, Economic Infrastructure, Education,
    Social Services, Organizational Strengthening and Micro-credit.
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